Savings-bank.



G. FISHER.

SAVINGS BANK.

APPLICATION PILBn 1320.8, 1909,

' Patented Ap?. 2.5', 19m.

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CHARLES FISHER, OF CHXCAGO, ILLINOI, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO

THE AUTOMATIC REBDING SAFE COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOES, A CORPORA-TIQN F ILLINOS.

SAVINGS-BANK.

.Application filed December of illinois, have invented a. new andusefull lmproi'enie'nt in Savingsdanks, of Which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates particularly to savings-banks provided with severalcoin-conipartnients adapted to keep the coins of dif ferentdenominations separate from each. other to facilitate the counting ofthe coins when the savings-bank is taken to a bankingl institution forthe purposeiof eiieeting a deposit of the savings.

My primary object is to provide a savingsbank of the characterindicated, which is of improved general eoi'istruction and which can bemanufactured at moderate cost.

lt may be preliminarily stated that a coinnion method of employing banksof this character is for banking institutions to furnish thesavings-banks to depositors, the banking institutions retaining the'keys to the savings-banks, so that 'the banks can be opened only Whenthey are -brought to the banking` institution for the purpose ofeffecting deposit of its contents. ln an analo.

gous manner, parents may supply their children with the banks, theparents retaining the keys, so that the banks may be openedl only withthe consent. of the parents.

My invention is illustrated in its preferred embodiment in theaccompanying` drawings, in Which- Figure 1 is a perspective View of asavings-bank constructed in accordance With.

-my inyention; Fig. 2, a broken sectional vieW,-the section being takenapproximately as indicated at line 2 of Fig. l; Fig. 8, a transversesection taken as indicated at line 3 of Fig. 2; Fig. 4, a horizontalsection taken 6, a bottom View of the casing, or-shell, dis-f'Vv closingthe guard-carrying and lock-carrying lplate' and attendant partsemployed; Fig. 7,21v broken upper perspective View of.-

Ithe plate mentioned; Fig. 8, a perspective.

Specification of Letterslatent Patented Apin 25, 19M.. s, 1909. serialNo. 531,990.

View adapted to illustrate the manner of connecting'the slot-guards tothe guardcazryingv plate; Fig. 9, a broken sectional View taken asindicated at line 9 of Fig. 6 and sho Yinn' the manner in which a nameplate employed and the guard-carrying plate mentioned are connected withthe top of theicasing; Fig. l0, a broken sectional View showing therelation of one of the guards to the coin-slot; and Fig. ll, a similarsection illustrating the operation of inserting a'coin.

In the construction illustrated, A represents a body, or core, in Whichthe coin-receptacles are formed and which is equipped at its baseportion with a bill-receptacle A1; and B, a casing which receives thebody A proved locking means described hereinbelow. The body A preferablycomprises a base l and coin-chambers, or coin-receptacles, 2 rising fromsaid base and east integrally therewith. The bill-Chambon A1 in realityforms adoWnWard extension of the body A ing B which is open at itslowerend. Said chamber Alis formed with side-Walls 3, a bottom-wall 1and end-Walls 5 which are cut away substantially throughout theirVextent, 4as indicated at 6, thns aiordingropenings through which bills`may beinserted into ythe Subchamber, so that in eect lthe body Athereof. The sub-chamber may be formed by combining with the basewall 1either a .casting or stamping which affords the Walls Y3, 4 andgl. Theside-Walls 3 are provided near their ends Withupwardly extending,clenehing ings 7 which are clenched "over the flanges 8 of the base 1.The flanges 8 are provided on their upper surfaces with lugs 9 overwhich the extremities of the clenching lugs Z are clenched, the effectbeing to Asecure rigidghooks which provide a securefastening.

The coin-chambers 2 are of different sizes to afford chambers for coins.of derent de- *I loniinations.l In the illustration-given, twoy'pfthiside chambers are adapted to receive dimefg two are adapted toreceive nickels,

one end chamber is adapted to receive quarters, and' the ,other endchamber is s adapted'toreceive half dollars. The coin-y and ispreferably secured thereto by the imand is inserted with said body intothe cashas a hollow base With openings at the end,-

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clienilers, or coin-receptacles, are pref erahlji :formeel ovv castingintegrally with the bese l e central longitudinal web l@ which risesfrom the bese and from which extend, or reilizite, so to speak, flanges1l -which :Ilford between them the spaces for the coins. rllie innerWells of the coinreceptecles are curved, es indicated :it 12, to conformto the circumference of the coins, While the side Walls ziiorclecl bythe flanges ll. extend substantiel ly tangent' e. lly to the coins, sothat the coins maybe" inserted laterally between the flanges 'll :inclniej; he removed in the seme manner: The oettonis 'i3 of the l5coin-receptacles slope inw 'ily somewhat in accordance with cons motionslioiv'n in niv application llc. 53h58@ ilecl of even date herewith,that the 'coins Will tend to hug the inner Walls ot' thecoin-receptacleswhen the easing is removed, tlins avoiding spilling of the coins. Fingerrecesses 14 :ire provided :it the 'outer efiggepoi.ti.cns of the lowerWells of the coin-receptacles. The web l() is recessed. or vcnt away ntits upper portion, :is indicated et l5, to :iiloril rooni 'for the lock,anni the cnil Wells of smid recess nre provided with holt receivingrecesses 16, 'eclapteclto receive the locking bolts. The

i Walls between the end coin-receptacles :intlv side. coin-receptaclesare recessed f'erticnllx/Y,

as indicated :it 17, the 'bottoms of these rccesse-s ntlordingtheflanges El which carry Jdie clenehing lugs tl.

The casing B preferably isof 'the ova-l forni shown, and the generalconfiguration of the core or body Aend sub-chamber A1 is ovni to permitinsertion Within the casing. The casing may he formed or stamped from :isheet-metal disk. rihe peripheral oval woll is provided at itsnpperportion with coinslots 18 which register with tlie litter-:il openiingsof the coinfreceptacles 2. The vertical "or peripheral i 'all of thecasing is also provicled with vertical slots 19 which :ire graduated, esindicatedl at 20, to indicate amounts corresponding With the height ofthe stacks of coins. The lower portion of the casing receives Within itthe sub-,chamber A1, und one enflwall ofi the cssing'is provided :it itslower portion with a bill-opening 2l. Lying adjacent. to the innersurface of the Itop of the lcusing is e plete QZjvhich serves to carrythegnnrcls for thecoin-'slotsnncl the lock. 'lo the. upper', surfaceofthe top of the casing is applied :i neme-'plate 2B whose peripherelportion is equipped with clenchinp; lugs .E24 which extend throughperforations with 'which the czising-top and the plate 22 :ireprovirlefl, saliti lugs Q4 being clenched beneath the plete Fillets, orlugs, are 'novidml on the lower side of the' plzitez entier which thelugs Q4 are clenched. A centi-:illy located 'key-opening 26 extends`through the neme-plate :incl top of the cas ing, snitl lreympeningreggisu'ering 'with :they- `tom of the coin-slot 18.

eem-see barrel or cylinder 27 which hasnange 28 receivecl in centralopening with vvliicli the ple 22 is provided, the flange 28 extendinglbeneath the -portion of the casing-top border ing the lieg/@peilingCarried by the centml prtion of the plete is a l.ocl;cesng Wliicli may*be :formed separately and solderecl to the plete, ii' desired; or whichmay be partially integral With the plete, es shown,

and providetl with e reiiiovalole section, or fillet, GO.` Theloelccesing is cfr oblong forni, having channel E@ extending longitntlinelly therethrough eneliintersectetl hv n vertical perforation which reces the eey-herrel :f2/7. Thel channel. 3G receives `the oer- 'c'locking-belts 3l. The holte 3l er@ with slots or recesses thro whicheiztencl retaining lugs encl-portions of the locking'niein"corresooningly recessecl to e@ u gagging lugs 3e having slioiilclers 35upon which the lie-y in operete 'to retrzie the locling members. ipringsflanking the key-barrel, ere-eonine. hetvveen the locking members 3lengagement with the l@ with which the end-Wells of the recesses l5 cf'the Web of the 'body it ore provided.` fl'ie plete 22 is equippedperipherally 'with legs or bosses 37 which are lrecessed centrally oftheir up per surfaces, as indicated :it 38 iintl'lisve the Walls 3) ofthe recessed portions provitlecl with notches Ll Thus, the lugs biftureeted and the bifurcations are provided with notchesor recesses @elwhich are open' tewarrl each other and are valso open et theirlupperportions.. affording hearings for' the pivots 1li?, the slotvgunrcls 43.The upper surface of the plate is provided in thereer ot' the pivots e:'2 with recesses lll adapted to receive the extremities of the guardsprings The guard 43 may he formeel from sheet= metal, :incl comprises atcngnefportion i6 :incl e hook pivotal portion le?. he spring is formed.hy foltling et 'Wire upon itself ein; then Winding the central goortiuinci @zich liinh to ali'ord coils and through which the pivot l2 extends.The central portion of the spring is thus in the form of a. loop i8adapted to meer eguinst the inner surface of the toneue 46 While theefztrenoirA ties t9 of the Wires are received in the recess 44. After,the guard 43 has its lioolcportion 1117 engaged over the coils of thespring, and when the pleite 2:2 is inserte "in the casing und appliedto' the inner sui. nee of the ces ing-top, the extrei'nities 49' fireconlneclin the recesses i4 beneath 'thegi'xzisifngtop .lsmost clearly)Tshown in Fig, l0, the tohgiie f lG of the guard i3 extends ilusliivitlitlie loot- As appears from il, when el coin 50 is inserted, the gner; i3yielils inwardly; intl citer the coin drops into its receptacle thegnfxrtl returns' tov the closed position.

:inrl normally project there into.

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einem' of using the improved 2. in o saifingsbanl the combination of bereadily unlersoeii. The body A, n body Comprising a base With a Webrising i Tvih the sub-Chamber carried herw therefrom and liangesprojecting from said serteil in 'the Casini l5, the subchuniwebaffording coin-receptacles open at their e. sore or bofiy serving roclosehe buter des und upper ends7 side Walls de- 70 f i recarsi 0*. Bymeans of sui3- pending from said brise and ii boom con- -e locking'members 3l may be i'ieciing smid side Walls, thus affording' zi subi tothe boi y to be Wholly enchamber the top of which is formed by said ,din the easing, whereupon the `key may base, zi casing comprising a topand a (le- Li'f Burned back and Withdrawn, the spring pendingperipheralWall, said casing aclzipt- 75 ser'f'ng to projec the locking-members edto receive said rst-mentionecl parts, and ino looking engagement withthe recesses means dneachzibly connecting said body and re inserefihrongh the sloi's 1 8 easing together. fail iiio bij i coin-recepzieiesA rEhe ln n savings-bami, the combination of ulob-guerols 43 yieiinwardly to permit a body comprisingl a base and ooin-roeep 80iiiseriion n'" the coins, anni instzinly close o tailles risingtherefrom? said coinreceptmles vent hdrawal The coins assume a open attheir upper ends and outer sides, a -relaion in 'the receptacles. Billseasing receiving' said bofly and comprising f be i'nsersd hrov "l'rhe'opening 2l into top 'anda peripheral .Wall depending there- "ub l i"afl ihe hey' from, said casing' having coin-slots ooi're- 85 irties, tospondiug to the coin-receptacles? a pair of locling-ine-nib'r sockets`locatefl opposite each other :imi formed in the upper portion of saicibody7 e. lock-Casing carried by the central portion of elle top of saidcasing 90 anni. having a channel therethrough, ,:iml ioeking-ine1nbersdispose opposite erich other iii said channel and ziclaped to enter saidsockets fi. in a sziviiifsbnnk, the ooinbinaiion or 95 i body Comprsino'zin elongated hollow oval base consi/inning .sub-Chamber and fial'iges"ifiursbie, secure7 and rising thereroni and affording between iodemecosi. tf them coin-receptacles, sai@ coin-receptacles easing desi@ maybe niolielopen at their oner sides and upper ends, 100 ji d .merle :isornamental as desired. said snb-ehmnber having an opening; at one yszrl'ed that While the cirawings end thereof, :i casing of oval form undcomite -recepaeles Whose openings :it pris'ing top anti a depending;peripheral `ides of grenei.' Width than wall, said easing?, receiving'said body and fllelimine-reis of the coins, he invention is havinglateral coin-siots corresponding with 105 wf iiiniiieiil io Thisfea''uri'e. the 'coin receptacles and having also an The io-regoingcieoiieil description has opening in one en l-irali corresponding Wiihgiven for elearness of unilersi'anding said sub-chamber, and meansdeiachably y, hence no undue limiteion should bo oonnecingrsziiii'boclyand casing togetherifiersoocl 'li-siefiorn, bui he appended inasavingsimnli, *the @ombinzition oi U0 shoulifi be oonsijruef is broadlyas a body comprising; a hase having' a plurality perinif=sibie in Viewor' the prior srt, of eoinfrecepaoies rising therefrom, und il 'Tf'fheiregarflwis new7 ami (lesive to semember forming? 'with suicl brise :isub-ohiun mire Le ters 'atent, isber, :miel iii-einher havingclonching-lug's Conin :i savings-bank, the coi'nbiniiiion of nected wihsaid and having' an open- 115 ii rising a holiow base with an ingthrough which. biils may be insertcfl, and

.L fea' 'io :a chamber in said base, a casing compi ng :i iop and :idepending' :i web rising from sziicl` base, the boom of peripheral walhsaid casing receiving said said web constinniing the cover of seidchmnbocly and having' coin slots corresponding w ser, projecting fromsaid *web :incl Wih the coin-receq'incles and. having' near 120 sii@ding bein/'een them spices for coins, iis lower erige :i bill-opening:corresponding e *fr sind Web being;` cui away :it ifs upper poi-(ion Wihsai-:l sub-clmmber. *zo :'i'orfi a recess, :i Casing open ai ils loweril. ln snyiiinwhzink. lie combination of. 4end anni ndaped to receivesaiii'l body, said 2 body having :i plm-a of Coin-chambers F' easingbeing provided with uohrslofs :oi" open au, their on'er sides :imi nimmends, a M5 responiiing with said spaces and with an basing" receiving'wifi. boeiy and provided corresponding' with ille chamber in non rrhei'o'p iis peripheral waii ivii'h coinadmission vorzeisiionding; withsaid Chambers, :i e ioeoefi i'iflizioen: the uns i in ivtop and @quippedfeiiphersily with 13@ e body having e plurality of coinfchunbers'bearings, pivotelly .mounted spring' actuated slotguerds carried by seidbearings, and a centrally disposed locking device carried by said plete.

7. In e savings-benk, the combination of open et'their tops and outersides, a casing 'receiving said body and having-Sits peripheral Wallprovided near the Ttop thereof with coin-admission slots, e pletedjecent the inner surface of the top of said casing, said plate equippedWith bifurcated bearings and provided with pivot-receiving recesses,pivots received in said hinged on said pivots, :1nd springs for saidguards mounted on said pivots.

8. In e, savings-bank, the combination of e. body having @plurality ofcoin-chambers open' at their tops'nnd outer sides, a casing receivingsaid body and having its peripheral Wall provided near thetopthereof'with coin-admission slots, a plate adjacent the inner surfaceor' the top of said casing, seid plate equipped with bifurcated bearingsand provided With pivot-receiving recesses, pivots received in saidrecesses, slot-guards recesses, slot-guards hinged on said. pivots,springs for said guards mounted on said pivots, and e locking devicecarried by said plate.

9. In e savings-bank, the combination of a body comprising e base andcoin-receptacle rising therefrom, a casing receiving said body andcomprising a. top Iand a depending peripheral Wall, said peripheral Wallhaving its upper portion provided With coin-slots, an internal plateadjacent said top equipped peripherally with bifurcated eeringdugsprovided With pivot recesses, said plate having spring-accommodetingrecesses onits upper side adjacent said bearings, pivots received insaid bearings, springs having coiled port-ions surround ing said pivotsand extremities projecting into seid recesses andtongues dependingbeneath said pivots, and slot-guerds hinged to said pivots and engagedby the tongues of said springs.

CHARLES FISHER.

